Vanity case



July 3l, 1923.

A. B. FLAGG VANITY CASE l Filed Dec. `15, 1921 Patented .luiy 31, i923.

narran stares Merise ANDREW B. FLAGG, ATTLEBOBO, MASSACHUSETTS.

VANITY CASE.

application mea December 15,1921. serial 116.522,652.

flo/@ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that i, ANDREW B. Fines, a citizen of the United States, residingfat Attleboro, in the county of Bristol and State ot Massachusetts, have invented certain new andr useful improvements Vanity Cases, of which the `following is a specication.

This invention relates to vanity cases for womens use, and `has for its object to provide such a case in which a plurality of trays or receptacles are housed in superimposed relation between its sidewalls, means also being/"provided Ywhereby these side walls of the case may be opened or swung apart and the trays moved Jforward to extended position to openv them and present their contents tol the user.

lVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists ot certain novel 'features of construction, as will he more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure lis a front elevation of my im@ proved case closed or in position to becarried about. Y Y i Figure 2 is a sectional side elevation of my improved vanity case, showing the lid in dotted lines as swung back and supported inthe desired operativeposition.

Figure 3f is an enlarged sectional eleva-- tionV showing the trays Vas pi'votally connected together and swung torwardffrom between their housing wallsy to present their contents` to the user. Y

Figure't is a perspective viewshowing position they cooperate with the opened side walls to provide a broad supporting base. l n .Y

It is found `in practice' desirable to Vprovide a portable vanity case with a .plurality ot trays vadapted to carry ditierent niaterials tor'treating theslrin, such as powder, rouge or otherA materials and to arrange these Vtrays so that those beneath are covered by those aboverwhen in closed or inoperative position and alsoto so arrange these trays that they may be moved forwardly and all opened simultaneously if desired to present their different contents to the user, and the following is a detailed description of one construction et vanity case 4by which Ythese Vresults may be accom- With reference to the drawings 10 and ll designate the two vertically-'disposed side walls of the casing which are hinged together at.l2, see Figure 4f, on their rear sides. p y Y These side walls may be made in any desired shape suchl as circular, hexagonal, octagonal or any other preferred design.

To one of these Vwall sections lfhinge at 14 a lid or cover l5 which is the same shape as the body sections and adapted toiclose over the upper edges ot'said side wallsto lock` them together. i

On the inner face of this lid mount a mirror 16 which may be secured by a bezel 17 or other suitable means, and

on the rear of' this lid-l have formeda.

projection 9 adapted to regis-ter with the projection 18 on the rearof the wall 'sec tion l0 to form a stop or rest to, support the lid with its mirror in the desired operative position when t-he lid is open.

y19 Vto which the end member: 2O of 'the handle 21 is connected.

Between these side walls 10 and 11 I have positioned 'a plurality oiitrays or boxes, 22,

23'a1id 21h-the first 'tray 22 being permanently secured to the wall section 10 andV Ythis. traf;Y is provided at its forward edge y preferably On theztop of this lid is mounted'an eye through Vashort tube V26 in ther second tray and/is headed over at 27 at its bottom per-l mitting 'thistray to swing` outwardly and forwardly from beneath the first tray, thereon.'- The second tray 23 is also provided with a similar pivot pin 28 which is connected to it at its upper end while its lower end is rotatably mounted in the tube 29 and vis heldin position byits enlarged end 30 beneath the bottom thereof.

By Ythis constructionit will be seen that when the trays are contracted or swung back into superimposed relation between? the sidewalls ofy the casing, the one above serves as a coverV for that below andl all with the exception of the upper tray may be swung Jforward to be' opened at once, and ,simultaneously present the. contents of each to the user. Then Yagain when the wall sec* tion ll'is swung laterally to open position and the members of the tray are swung outwardly into presentation position the two cooperate to greatly enlarge the supporting'` base to eiectually prevent the case from tipping over and spilling its contents.

side walls the lid may be swung forward on its hinge and upon being closed over the upper edges ofthe wall sections it serves to loch them securely together, and to prevent this cover from accidentally openingl have provided a forwardly-projecting lip 3l on Y the section ll which engages a correspond- Y tical in construction and eitective in its operation and by its use any desired number ot trays may be employed to ret-ain a corresponding number of different materials employed by the user for toilet .or other purposes.

The foregoingdescription is directed solely towards the construction illustrated, but l desire it to be understood that l reserve the vprivilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the device is susceptible, the invention being deiined and limited only by the terms oi the appended claims.

l claim:

l. Ak vanity case comprising a shell formed of a pair of separable side walls, a lid for the case, and a plurality of superimposed trays housed between said walls and adapted to be moved forward from between'the walls oi' the shell when the lid and the side walls are swung to open position.

2; A' vanity case comprising a shell formed of a pair Vofi vertically-disposed iingedly-connected side walls, a lid hinged to oneof the side walls and adapted to close over both sections thereof to loclr them in closed position, and a plurality of superimposedv trays normally mount-ed between said walls one of said ,trays being pivotally" mounted to be swung forward from closed position to present its content-s to the user.

3. A vanity case comprising a shell formed of vertically disposed sidewalls having secvVhen the trays are housed between the tions hingedly connectedtogether, a pluoi superimposed trays movably housed between said walls and pivotally connected to each other to be swung from under eachV other to open said trays and present their contents to the user.

A vanity case comprising a shell formed of sections hinged together and adapted have their' iront meeting edges swing apart, a plurality of superimposed trays normally housed between said wallseach being' pivotally connected to the one above, the upper one of said trays being lined to one of said wall sections whereby when those below swung forward each is opened and positioned to present its contents to the user.

5. i vanity case comprising a shell to' of vertically disposed side walls having steseL fly connected together, a plurality or superimposed f trays normally housed between said walls and pivotally t nectcd to each other to be swung to open sair1 d a. lid adapted to close over and lock toi r the upper edges oi' said wall sections closed to house said trays.

vanity case comprising a shell formed of sections hinged together and adapted to have their front edges swing apart, a plurality ot superimposed trays normally housed between said walls each being pivotally connected to the one above, the upper one of said trays being fixed to one ot said wall sections whereby when those below are swung `forward eachfis opened and positioned to present its contents to the user, a lid adapted toiclose over and lock together the upper edges of said wall sections when closed to house said trays, a mirror `in the inner face of said lid, and means for sup-- porting said lid with its mirror in the desired operative position when open.

7. A vanity case comprising a shell formed of side wall sections adaptedrto be swung' apart to release its contents. a plurality ot superimposed trays normally housed between. sa-id wall se tions and adapted to be niovec forward to-open them and to presenttheir contents'to the user, the l most tray cooperating` with the opened sections to provide an supper.` base for the case.

.in testimony whereof l my signature.

e h i ANDREW B. FLAGG. 

